THE CALIFORNIA WATER CRISIS RISK TO THE CALIFORNIA FOOD SYSTEM CDFA BOARD MEETING Cornelius “Corny” Gallagher Chairman California Banking Association Ag Lending Committee

SOURCE OF FARM DEBT ERS.USDA.GOV

U.S. FARM EQUITY ($ billions) SOURCE (EST)USDA USDAFSE FSE Real Estate1,912 2,052 2,0841,826 Total Assets2,210 2,359 2,389 Total Debt Equity $1,998 $2,147 $2,176 Net Income $87 $91 $74 $64 ROA 3.9% 3.9% 3.1%

UC AG ISSUES CENTER Dan Sumner, Director

Global and National Competitiveness California is nearly 19 percent of the US Ag GDP. California Ag is one of top ag economies in World.

Broad Economic Impacts California farms and processing industries generate 7.3 percent of state’s private sector labor force. (This includes part-time workers.) This accounted for 5.6% of the California state labor income in For every $1 billion in farm sales, there are 18,100 jobs created in the state: –10,900 in the farm sector and –7,200 in other industries.

California farms have a significant direct effect on the state ’ s economy. According to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, California ’ s gross state product (GSP), the value added by all industries in the state, was $1,438 billion in At $21 billion (Table 5.1), agriculture (farming), forestry, fishing, hunting, and support services accounted for 1.45 percent of the California GSP.

Economic Impact of Ag Production and Processing Region ( %) CaliforniaCentral Valley San Joaquin Valley Jobs Labor Income Value Added

California Agricultural Productivity, Driven by water Output Index Index (1949=100) Input Index

 Almonds: 100%  Pistachios: 100%  Walnuts: 100%  Processing Tomatoes: 95%  Figs, Dates, Olives, Kiwi: 100%  Apricots: 95%  Plums/Prunes: 97%  Grapes: 87%  Vegetables: Very high percentage CALIFORNIA DOMINATES U.S. SPECIALTY CROP AGRICULTURE

WHERE THE FOOD PROCESSORS ARE

Value of Commodity Type as Percentage of Total California Agriculture: 2006 Source: NASS, California Statistics

Top 5 Agricultural Producing States as Percent of Total U.S. Ag Value, Source: USDA

FOCUS ON THE FUTURE DANIEL M. DOOLEY VICE PRESIDENT, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA UCD Dean’s Advisory Council April 10, 2008

Agricultural Land in California Harvested Cropland: 8.5 million acres –34% -- orchards and vineyards –23% -- hay –14% -- vegetables

11/15 fastest growing counties are major agricultural counties

Significant Cost Increases in CA Agriculture Water Regulatory Compliance Fertilizer Electricity

California population growth vs. Water Supply

2009 WATER SUPPLY?? POSSIBLE ZERO SURFACE DELIVERIES SOUTH OF DELTA

Provisional Draft Report Long Term Impacts with No Groundwater increase and No Markets

California People, Ag and the Environment Need State Water Bank to Work in 2009

Water Quality, Quantity and Mediterranean Crop Production Richard Howitt Cal-Med Sonoma Workshop October Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics University of California, Davis

Yield Reduction by Salinity VanGenucten & Maas (Salinity indirectly measured as Electrical Conductivity, EC)

COWS NEED WATER TO MAKE MILK

WHERE THE DAIRY COWS ARE

VINES NEED WATER TO MAKE WINE

Continued Growth – Deeply Rooted in Communities: $45.4 billion – 40% growth from ’98-’02 207,550 jobs; 1,049 wineries; 4,805 growers 14.8 million visitors 92% of U.S. wine production Fourth largest in the world California Wine Community

ALMONDS NEED WATER TO PRODUCE EXPORTS

RankCommodity ($mill)% Exported 1Almonds 1, Wine Dairy Products Cotton Table Grapes Walnuts Oranges Pistachios Tomatoes (Processed) Strawberries27312 Top-10 California Exports, 2006 Source: Agricultural Issues Center Top 5 account for 50% of total CA exports

Global and National Competitiveness California is losing the battle to be the low cost producer of many commodities.

California Ag Opportunities Innovations in Sustainability and Specialty Crops. Health benefits of ag products and parts. Changing demographics = New products. Food Service Chefs driving menu ideas. Drive for local and fresh products for food service. Environmental solutions and improvements. It ’ s not waste it is …..potential new revenue. Coordinate and collaborate research for solutions.

SUSTAINABILITY The Code is conceived around the three “ E ”’ s

GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY CALIFORNIA AG IS STRATEGIC RESOURCE

Accelerating Global Development Perspectives from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation September 17, 2008 Lutz Goedde Global Development